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Leading an innovative multidisciplinary program of research, monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement activities to guide health system improvements in the area of substance use.
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BCCSU welcomes Dr. Sharon Vipler as Acting Executive Director
January 9, 2024
Read moreDr. Shron Vipler has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). Dr. Vipler will serve in this role while
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First-of-its-kind, seamless addictions care available in Vancouver
December 4, 2023
Read moreRepublished from BC Government News People with addiction challenges are getting better, seamless treatment and recovery care through the new Road to Recovery initiative at
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New resources to help people with opioid use disorder
November 22, 2023
Read moreBC clinicians have newly updated clinical guidance to help deliver care for people living with opioid use disorder. The updated provincial Guideline for the Clinical
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Treating high-risk drinking, alcohol use disorder: new Canadian guideline
October 16, 2023
Read moreThe first-ever Canadian guideline for treating high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been published today in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Developed in partnership
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New study finds medications to treat alcohol addiction underused
July 25, 2023
Read moreMedications for alcohol use disorder are underutilized in British Columbia, despite their safety and effectiveness, according to a new study published today in the journal
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Norton A, Homayra F, Defriend C, Barker B, Meilleur L, Hayashi K, Nosyk B Perceptions of provider awareness of traditional and cultural treatments among Indigenous people who use unregulated drugs in Vancouver, Canada BMC Health Serv Res PubMed
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Bahji A, Bastien G, Bach P, Choi JC, Le Foll B, Lim R, Jutras-Aswad D, Socías ME The association between self-reported anxiety and retention in opioid agonist therapy: findings from a Canadian pragmatic trial Can J Psychiatry PubMed
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Kalicum J, Nyx E, Kennedy MC, Kerr T The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose Int J Drug Policy PubMed
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Lakkadghatwala R, Lane D, Scheuermeyer F, Hilburt J, Buxton J, Johnson C, Nolan S, Sutherland C, Moe J, Daoust R, Dong K, Christenson J, Miles I, Orkin A, Whyte M, Kestler A An emergency-department-initiated outreach program for patients with opioid use disorder is associated with an increase in agonist therapy and engagement in addictions care: a one-year cohort study Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy PubMed
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Stowe MJ, Gatonye R, Maharjan I, Kehinde S, Arya S, Valderrábano JH, McBride A, Scheibein F, Igonya EK, Fast D The war on drugs is a war on us: young people who use drugs and the fight for harm reduction in the Global South Harm Reduct J PubMed
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